D-Link 1000BASESX/LX manual

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    1000BASE-TX to 1000BASE-SX/LX Media Converter User ’ s Guide Rev . 01 (JUN. 2002) Printed In T aiwan RECYCLABLE[...]

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    2 TABLE OF C ONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................ 2 INTRODUCTION .................................. 3 A BOUT M EDIA C ONVERTER ....................................... 3 PRODUCT FEATURES ......................... 3 INSTALLATION ................................... 3 S ELECTING A S ITE FOR THE E QUIPMENT ..................... 3 C ONNECTI[...]

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    3 I NTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the 1000Base Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter , The Converter introduced here provides one channel media conversion between 1000BASE-TX and 1000BASE-LX/SX. About Media Converter Media Converter is a network technology specified b y IEEE 802.3ab and IEEE 802.3z 1000B ASE-TX/FX standards. P RODUCT F EA TURES [...]

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    1. The ambient temperatur e should be between 32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 to 40 degrees Celsius). 2. The relative humidity should be less th an 90 percent, non-condensing. 3. Surrounding electrical devi ces should not exceed the electromagnetic field (RFC) standards for IEC 801-3, Level 2 (3V/M) field strength. 4. Make sure that t he equipment[...]

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     First, install the converter onto a carrier supplied with the chassis: Step 1- Unscrew and pull out the media converter board. Step 2- Plug in the media board to any of the vaca nt slot. Step 3- Fit the converter onto the carrier and use the screw to secure it. LED Indicator The LED indicators give you instant feedback on status of the converte[...]

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    Link Pass Through Function LLCF (Link Loss Carry Forward) When a device connected to the converter and the TP line loss the link, the converter’ s fiber will disconnect the link of transmit, so that the other ends will know that there is a linkage error on this end . And when the Fiber line loss the link, the converter ’ s TP will disconnected,[...]

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    7 fiber was turned to forced mode, and “Off” for auto-negotiation mode. Note: Be sure the opposite end is usi ng the same setting(forced or Auto-negoti ation). And when using tw o converters at the same time, th e two converters MUST set to forc ed mode . Switch 2: LLR When the s witch was turned to “On”, it m eans that the LLR was enabled [...]